MEXICO. Ciudad Juarez. December 7, 2008.
Volunteers from red cross take care of a man wouded during a gunfire. Saturday night, shoot out take place simultaneously in 3 different places of Juarez downtown making 12 people deads.
In the 1st week of december 2008, 70 people has been executed in Juarez.
Two years ago, President Felipe Calderon launched an all-out assault on the country's drug cartels, which for many years had operated with minimal government interference.
Under pressure for their lucrative routes, the traffickers are fighting both among themselves, and against federal forces.